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GENERALISSIMO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does generalissimo mean? 

GENERALISSIMO (noun)
  The noun GENERALISSIMO has 1 sense:

1. the officer who holds the supreme commandplay

  Familiarity information: GENERALISSIMO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GENERALISSIMO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The officer who holds the supreme command

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

commander-in-chief; commander in chief; generalissimo

Context example:

in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief

Hypernyms ("generalissimo" is a kind of...):

commandant; commander; commanding officer (an officer in command of a military unit)


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